Richard Freeman wrote: > Agreed, although I think most people would agree with the principle > being alluded to. I don't think many people had issues with making > users fetch their java files, as they generally had stable URLs and were > hosted for a long time. The real issue is with software where old > versions are completely deprecated a day after something newer is > available. Many games fall into this zone, and as a result they rarely > become stable packages. > Good point; it seems to me to imply that this isn't in fact a QA issue, but a license one. In which case, it comes down to: if a provider wants their software in Gentoo, they either accept it will be forever unstable, or forget about their nonsensical license terms.
As usual, this is only my opinion. I believe skype in fact make money from their software being in Gentoo? I really cannot understand why there is more sympathy for their position and so little for the ion3 author (apart from his insane mail to arch of course ;) who afaict hasn't made a lot from his work, apart from the odd paypal donation, which many users want to keep. Or is it that Skype are a big company so we have to kowtow? /me is well-confused. (This is not for games, where practical consideration means updates are needed quickly, and are thus usually kept in ~ as noted. Although, using one of tuomov's ideas could change that too.. teh sigh.) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
